Industrials
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI)
Data as of July 8, 2026
Environment story
SWBI discloses no Scope 1, 2, or 3 emissions inventory and no net-zero target in its 10-K, resulting in maximum deductions under the disclosure-based rubric. The filing confirms ongoing soil and groundwater contamination remediation at the company's Springfield, Massachusetts facility under CERCLA/RCRA authority, a documented and unresolved resource controversy. No verified capital investment in physical decarbonization infrastructure (e.g., renewable electricity procurement, electrified manufacturing equipment) is disclosed. This is analytical research output and does not constitute financial advice.
Criticisms on file
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Identified soil and groundwater contamination at the Springfield, MA manufacturing facility, subject to ongoing monitoring and remediation under CERCLA and RCRA; actual remediation costs could exceed current reserves.Source: SWBI FY2026 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors – Environmental Compliance
Disclosed initiatives
No disclosed initiatives on file for this pillar.
Social story
CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is not disclosed in the reviewed filing, so no rule-based deduction was applied for that metric. No documented union-suppression activity, NLRB complaints, or strikes within the last 24 months are disclosed. Based on the named board of directors (2 of 7 identified members are women), leadership gender representation falls below the 30% threshold, triggering a deduction. The company settled a Massachusetts Wage Act/Minimum Fair Wage Law matter in 2024 concerning alleged non-payment of wages and overtime. No cobalt/lithium or high-risk mineral supply chain exposure is disclosed given the nature of firearms manufacturing (primarily domestic steel, polymer, and metal components). This is analytical research output and does not constitute financial advice.
Criticisms on file
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2024 settlement of alleged non-payment of wages and overtime under the Massachusetts Wage Act and Massachusetts Minimum Fair Wage Law.Source: SWBI FY2026 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors – Employment and Occupational Health and Safety Compliance
Disclosed initiatives
No disclosed initiatives on file for this pillar.
Governance story
SWBI maintains a single class of common stock with one vote per share and no dual-class or supermajority founder voting structure, so no deduction applies there. Board independence percentage is not disclosed within the reviewed 10-K (incorporated by reference to a separate proxy statement), so no rule-based deduction was applied absent data. No lobbying expenditures targeting environmental or consumer-protection deregulation are disclosed. The company discloses several active/recent legal and regulatory matters, including a February 2025 stockholder derivative suit against directors and officers, a 2025 purported class action alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, a 2020 New Jersey AG subpoena, a 2022 U.S. House Oversight Committee subpoena, and a previously identified (now remediated) material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, warranting a moderate deduction for active proceedings. This is analytical research output and does not constitute financial advice.
Criticisms on file
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Stockholder derivative suit filed February 2025 against directors and certain officers.Source: SWBI FY2026 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors – Actions of stockholder activists
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2025 purported class action alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act.Source: SWBI FY2026 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors – Privacy Compliance
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Previously identified material weakness in internal control over financial reporting (FY2025), remediated in FY2026; an earlier material weakness (FY2020) was remediated in FY2021.Source: SWBI FY2026 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors – Material Weaknesses
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2020 New Jersey Attorney General subpoena regarding potential violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act; 2022 U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform subpoena regarding firearm manufacturer business records.Source: SWBI FY2026 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors – Lawsuits and governmental investigations
Disclosed initiatives
No disclosed initiatives on file for this pillar.
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